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Romanian coal miners pursue pay dispute [Mar 10, 2012] Thousands of miners in western Romania have marched for the fourth day running in a pay protest, after talks with the new government broke down. The? [via YahooNews] More >>

Around 300 Romanian coal miners protest over salaries [Mar 05, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Hundreds of coal miners have taken to the streets of their mining city in western Romania to protest low salaries and work conditions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Accused of Breaking Into NASA [Nov 16, 2011] alphadogg writes "Romanian authorities have arrested a 26-year old hacker who is accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing $500,000 in damages to the U.S. space agency's systems. Robert Butyka, 26, was arrested on Tuesday in Western Romania following an investigation by the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism. According to local reports, the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Temperatures will exceed 35 degrees Celsius. [Aug 23, 2011] Meteorologists issued yesterday a watch alert for heat wave in Bucharest and 14 counties in southern and western Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania road will destroy protected areas: WWF [Jul 30, 2011] A road in south-western Romania that has recently been okayed by environmental authorities will have "devastating effects" on a protected area, environmental group WWF said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian authorities locate wreckage of small plane, German pilot's body in mountainous area [Jun 14, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Authorities say they have located the wreckage of a small plane and the body of a German pilot in a mountainous area in western Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Alleged Libyan rape victim in Romania: UN [Jun 08, 2011] A Libyan woman who accused soldiers loyal to strongman Moamer Kadhafi of raping her, has arrived at a refugee centre in western Romania, a UN official said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Explosion kills five at Romanian mine [Feb 06, 2011] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Romania, killing five miners at a depth of some 400 metres (1,000 ft) below ground, authorities said late on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Explosion kills five at Romanian mine [Feb 06, 2011] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Romania, killing five miners at a depth of some 400 metres (1,000 ft) below ground, authorities said late on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

1 dead, 1 missing in west Romania after heavy rain and floods [Jun 23, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities say at last one person has died and another is missing after heavy rain and flooding in western Romania. Emergency situations spokeswoman Alina Balas says a 78-year-old woman was found dead after flooding destroyed her house in a village in Alba county. [via YahooNews] More >>

One dead, one missing in Romanian floods [Jun 23, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Romanian authorities say at last one person has died and another is missing after heavy rain and flooding in western Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

1 dead, 1 missing in west Romania after heavy rain and floods [Jun 23, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities say at last one person has died and another is missing after heavy rain and flooding in western Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

1 dead, 1 missing in west Romania after heavy rain and floods [Jun 23, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities say at last one person has died and another is missing after heavy rain and flooding in western Romania. Emergency situations spokeswoman Alina Balas says a 78-year-old woman was found dead after flooding destroyed her house in a village in Alba county. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nine O'Clock [May 18, 2010] Hydrologists yesterday issued a flood watch and flood warning code for eleven counties in central, northern and western Romania, given heavy rain is expected. The flood warning refers to the hydrographic basin of The Caras, Nera and Bistra rivers in the counties of Timis and Caras-Severin. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian river polluted with heavy metals [Apr 20, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania, April 20 (UPI) -- Waste from an abandoned gold mine in western Romania is leeching heavy metals into the Aries River, officials in Bucharest said. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-24 07:55 Japan firm plans Romanian power unit - EconMin (Interactive Investor) [Mar 24, 2010] BUCHAREST, March 24 (Reuters) - Japanese firm Itochu plans to build a 180 megawatt power unit in cooperation with a struggling Romanian state-owned hard coal-fired plant, Romanian Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said. The investment would not only help state-owned power plant Paroseni in western Romania but also the country's operator of coal mines, the biggest debtor to the consolidated budget ... [via YahooNews] More >>